Monthly Archives: June 2008

For the last few weeks I have walked about my days with a certain bounce to my step. Like a middle-aged woman having a juicy affair with a man far too handsome and way too young, I have had an … Continue reading →

The thing about parenting a teen is that everything suddenly becomes glaringly real. Which isn’t to say that parenting children of other ages is anything less, but this age seems more critical; there is less time left before the fledglings … Continue reading →

I have never made any secret of the fact that I am not a deeply devoted Catholic. A couple of times per month I wake the kids early on a Sunday morning, poking them out of their comforters and threatening … Continue reading →